Keely Mullen is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. “Three days ago my baby soiled his clothes. I had no place to wash the clothes so I could not put them back on my baby. Since then, my baby of only three months has only been wearing a small little jacket made of […]
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Dikang is a member of Socialist Action (CWI in Hong Kong). After Legco is stormed government prepares to launch massive counter-offensive On July 1, the 22nd anniversary of the handover and a traditional day of mass anti-government protest, Hong Kong’s mass struggle against the unelected government’s extradition law entered a new phase. For almost a […]
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George Martin Fell Brown is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. The United States is dangerously close to a military conflict with Iran. The catalyst was the shooting down by Iran of a U.S. military drone on June 20. In response Donald Trump authorized airstrikes against Iran only to halt them ten minutes […]
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Vincent Kolo is a contributor to chinaworker.info. Rising U.S.-China Tensions: A New Era of Conflict The escalating U.S.-China conflict is nothing short of a major crisis for global capitalism. With negotiations having all but collapsed there seems to be no “exit ramp” from the trade war that began in July 2018. This crisis points to […]
Continue ReadingSonja Grusch is a member of Sozialistische LinksPartei (ISA in Austria). The 1.8 million strong global youth strike on the 15th of March made it clear: the threatening climate catastrophe is having a politicizing effect around the globe. The ongoing destruction of our natural world in all its aspects cannot be ignored any longer: there […]
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John Hird is a member of CWI Basque country. An important victory for the mass feminist movement In an important victory for the mass feminist movement, the Spanish supreme court has increased the convictions in the Pamplona ‘Wolf Pack’ case to 15 years imprisonment for the five guilty men. It also ruled that the 18 […]
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We Need Jobs not Climate Disaster As the government owns the Trans Mountain pipeline to Vancouver it is no surprise the government has approved its construction. They are hardly neutral judges!! The pipeline will boost climate change by increasing the use of fossil fuels. This approval comes as eastern Canada is still recovering from devastating […]
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Cities around the world, from Vancouver to Toronto, New York to London, and Berlin and many others have experienced housing crises over the last decade. While the local details may differ, the root cause is the same – rampant profiteering from homes. Housing Movements in Cities Around the World In Los Angeles, where California laws […]
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Vincent Kolo is a contributor to chinaworker.info. Incredible movement in Hong Kong. Sunday, June 16’s demo was two million, outnumbering last Sunday’s one million, which opened the floodgates. This means more than 1 in 4 of Hong Kong’s population (7.5m) joined the march. A statement on behalf of the Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who may […]
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Dikang is a member of Socialist Action (CWI in Hong Kong). Protests escalate as government refuses to bend over extradition law One million marchers on June 9 vented their anger and defiance against the government’s proposed amendments to the extradition law. It was the biggest demonstration in Hong Kong since the handover to Chinese rule, […]
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